Salem Junction
New renovated entrance of Salem Junction
General information
Location	Junction Main road, Suramanagalam,Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates	11°40′17.05″N78°6′47.6″E / 11.6714028°N 78.113222°E /11.6714028; 78.113222
Elevation	288 metres (945 ft)
System	Indian Railways station
Owned by	Indian Railways
Lines	Jolarpettai–Shoranur line Salem–Karur line Salem-Vriddhachalam Salem–dharmapuri-Bengaluru , Mettur dam
Platforms	6
Tracks	8
Connections	Goods terminal, Taxi Stand, Satellite Town Bus Terminal
Construction
Structure type	on ground station
Parking	Available
Bicycle facilities	Available
Accessible
Other information
Status	Active
Station code	SA[1]
Zone(s)	Southern Railway
Division(s)	Salem railway division
History
Electrified	Yes
Passengers
50,000 per day on average
Location Interactive map

Salem Junction railway station (station code: SA^[1]) is an NSG–2 categoryIndian railway station inSalem railway division ofSouthern Railway zone.^[2] It serves the city ofSalem inTamil Nadu. It is one of the major transit points in Southern India.

The station came into existence as part of the Chennai (then Madras)–Beypore (present-day Kerala) rail line in the 1860s. The station gained its junction status when themetre-gauge line was laid to Vridachalam, providing a connection to theSouth Indian railway network. After independence, the abandonednarrow-gauge line of Dharmapuri–Morappur was re-built and alignment changed to terminate the line at Salem Junction instead of Morappur. It was upgraded to metre gauge simultaneously. Salem to Bangalore via Hosur 124-mile-long railway line survey was sanctioned on 25 July 1955 and field work started on 27 February 1956.^[3] In the 1990s, this railway line was converted tobroad gauge. In the 2000s, the Vriddachalam line was also converted to broad gauge, making the station a complete broad-gauge station. The long-pending new broad-gauge railway line to Karur, started in the late 1990s, was commissioned in 2013. This paved way for a shorter, more direct route to southern districts of Tamil Nadu from Salem. This new direct route (from Karur jn to Salem jn line) leads to diversion of many trains from Southern Tamil Nadu to Bangalore and Katpadi route via Namakkal.

Salem Junction has 24-hour continuous (Bus No:13) bus service toTown Bus Station (Old Bus Stand) andCentral Bus Stand (New Bus Stand). The nearest airport isSalem Airport, which is 18 km (11 mi) away from the station. 24-hour taxi service from the railway station is available. There are originating passenger trains in all junction lines.It is an upgraded A–grade station. The station has a subway for every platform and platform bridges withescalators. The station has six platforms and eight tracks.^[4]

The AC Waiting Hall at 1st, 3rd, and 4th Platforms with toilet facilities cost Rs:20/hr.^[5] The second entrance with ticket counter at Old Suramangalam Road is planning to construct with subway and footover. Platforms 1, 3 and 4 are operated with 24-hour lifts and escalators.^[6]

It has IRCTC Railway Canteen Platform No:3&4. Anandha Bhavan and Ashok Bhavan are nearby restaurants, and Hotel Ashwa Park, Raddison, Sivaraj Holiday Inn, and CJ Plazzio are nearby hotels.

TheSalem Railway Division introduced battery operated car service on a payment basis at the Salem Railway Junction, available on platform numbers 3 and 4. The service is meant mainly for senior citizens, differently abled people, and ailing persons.^[7]

On 26 December 2017, Salem Junction got free Wi-Fi connectivity. The facility is being provided by RailTel, a public sector telecom infrastructure provider.^[8]

It is one of the 73 stations in Tamil Nadu to be named for upgradation underAmrit Bharat Station Scheme of Indian Railways.^[9]

In 2019, the station was granted ISO–14001 certification for complying with NGT (nation Green Tribunal).^[10] The station has been rated as the cleanest station among the divisional headquarters railway stations and also the ninth cleanest railway station in the entire country, according to a survey report published in June 2017.^[11]

Salem–Karur–Dindigul line
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km toJolarpettai Junction toBangalore City toMettur Dam 0 Salem Junction toVriddhachalam Junction toErode Junction 13 Mallur 26 Rasipuram 34 Puduchatram 40 Kalangani 52 Namakkal 59 Laddivadi 70 Mohanur 74 Vangal toErode Junction 86 Karur Junction toTiruchirappalli Junction 91 Thandoni 101 Velliyani 115 Palaiyam 131 Vembur 139 Eriodu ↑SATooltip Salem railway division ↓MDUTooltip Madurai railway division limits toTiruchirappalli Junction toPollachi 160 Dindigul Junction toMadurai Junction
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Salem–Palakkad line
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km 37  Mettur Dam 24  Mecheri Road toBangalore City 8  Omalur Junction 3  Magnesite Junction toJolarpettai Junction 0 Salem Junction toVriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant toNamakkal 7 Neykkarapatti 10 Virapandy Road 21 Madudanchavadi 33 Mavelipalaiyam 38 Sankaridurg State Highway 86 46 Anangur State Highway 79 55 Cauvery State Highway 198 River Kaveri toKarur Junction State Highway 83A 60 Erode Junction 61 Erode Diesel Loco Shed 66 Totiyapalayam 73 Perundurai 79 Ingur State Highway 96 87 Vijayamangalam 96 Uttukuli State Highway 81 State Highway 19A 103 Tiruppur Kulipalayam Tiruppur Ring Road 110 Tiruppur Tiruppur Ring Road State Highway 166 118 Vanjipalayam State Highway 165 128 Somanur 137 Sulur Road National Highway 544 144 Irugur Junction National Highway 181 162 Podanur Junction 14  Singanallur 9  Pilamedu National Highway 948 0  Coimbatore Junction 3  Coimbatore North Junction 14  Periyanaickenpalayam 26  Karaimadai 33  Mettupalayam Nilgiri Mountain Railway (metre-gauge) State Highway 162 toPollachi Junction National Highway 948 ACC Limited plant 163 Madukkarai 168 Ettimadai Tamil Nadu Kerala border 177 Walayar 181 Chullimada 188 Kanjikode Malampuzha River 199 Kottekad 201 Palakkad Junction toShoranur Junction
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Salem–Bangalore line
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toBangalore City toHubli Lottegallohalli 225 Hebbal 222 Banaswadi 210 Belandur Road 197 Karmelaram 194 Heelalige 183 Anekal Road 173 Karnataka Tamil Nadu border Hosur 158 Kelamangalam 144 Periyanaga Thunai 135 Rayakottai 119 Marandahalli 101 Palakkodu 89 toMorappur Dharmapuri Junction 66 Sivadi 55 Muttampatti 47 Toppur 35 Mettur Dam 39 Mecheri Road 27 Tolasampatti 19 Omalur Junction 11 toJolarpettai Junction Magnesite Junction 3 Salem Junction 0 toVriddhachalam Junction Salem Steel Plant toKarur Junction toErode Junction
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v t e Salem–Virudhachalam line
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km toJolarpettai Junction toBangalore City toMettur Dam 0 Salem Junction toErode Junction toKarur Junction 4.3 Salem Market 6.3 Salem Town 14.3 Ayodhyapattanam 19.9 Minnampalli 33 Valappadi G Halt 40.5 Ettapur Road 44.6 Pedanayakanpalayam 56 Attur 73 Talaivasal 80.9 Melnariyapanur 87.7 Chinna Salem 95 Siruvattur 100 Pukkirivari 105.8 Kuttakudi 116.5 Mukhasa Parur 139 Vriddhachalam Junction toVillupuram Junction toTiruchirappalli Junction toCuddalore Port Junction

v t e Salem–Jolarpettai line
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km toChennai Central 120 Jolarpettai Junction toBangalore City 116 Jolarpettai Chord Cabin 113 Tiruppattur Junction 101 Kagankarai 96 Kunnathur 89 Samalpatti 81 Dasampatti 73 Doddampatti 66 Morappur 60 Thonganur 53 Buddireddipatti 43 Bommidi 33 Lokur 24 Danishpet 17 Tinnappatti 7 Karuppur toBangalore City toMettur Dam 3 Magnesite Junction 0 Salem Junction toSalem Steel Plant toVriddhachalam Junction toErode Junction toKarur Junction

There are Five lines branching out from the station:

• Double Electrified BG line towardsChennai Central^[12]
• Double Electrified BG line towardsCoimbatore Junction^[13]
• Double Electrified BG line towardsMagnesite, Omalur & Singular Line to Bengaluru City Via Dharmapuri^[14] (doubling and electrification Proposed from Omalur to Dharmapuri)
• Single electric BG line towardsCuddalore Port Junction^[14][15]
• Single Electrified BG line towardsKarur Junction^[16][17][18](doubling and electrification Proposed)

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